Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Sometimes I like to drop the comment socially that “I knew Bill Gates back when he was a regular guy.” I know that dates me a good bit, but it also shows that I have been hanging around startups for a long time. The honest truth is that I worked directly with him in the early days of Microsoft from my “safe” perch in big IBM, during the startup of the IBM PC.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
How can businesses and marketing teams reach customers in the age of COVID-19, respond to lightning-fast changes in the marketplace, and keep up with new consumer demands? Marketing pioneer Jim Ewel has the answer in three words: “With Agile marketing.”. As Ewel says, “Agile marketing teams can think on their feet, pivot at a moment’s notice, and ride a continuous wave of new ideas — allowing businesses to win in a post-pandemic world.”.
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The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
The tech sector is going through extraordinary growth right now as key areas like cybersecurity, software development, and data science continue to advance and have become such a key element for modern-day business. This means that it is a great time to be a tech professional, but you might also find that soon it becomes competitive and hard to stand out from the crowd.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Building a website from scratch can be a challenge for most people. There is often a lot of confusing jargon involved as well as hidden expenses that most will be unaware of. This is why a lot of business owners seek out the help of a web developer to do all the technical work for them. Each new project will have its own unique needs, so when approaching a web designer there are a set of questions you should ask.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Back in 2016, I read a book called Sprint by Jake Knapp, founder of Google Ventures. Knapp talks about focusing on only the essential activities for shipping new products and testing new ideas. As advocated in the book, I felt the idea of using restraint would help me quickly execute on new ideas. And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
by Aaron Adlem, Managing Director at Mercury IT Solutions UK. You would be hard-pressed to find a business that hasn’t been affected by the pandemic. Admittedly, some businesses have been able to flourish amidst all the uncertainty, but many more haven’t. With a nation-wide reliance on remote working schemes calling for countless employees to carry out the business’ essential processes from their own homes – proficient IT support and management has never been so important.
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
If you own or plan to start a construction company , you to leverage digital marketing strategies to stay ahead of your competitors. While in the past this may have been optional, it’s becoming more and more essential. This is true whether you’re selling directly to consumers or other companies — 96% of B2B customers prefer to use the internet to do business with manufacturers and vendors, according to data from Redstage. .
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
For the sake of argument, let’s say you know the basics of copywriting. Blah blah, write a compelling headline , know your audience , be persuasive , find your unique selling proposition , keep copy clean, blah blah blah. At one point, this advice was great. But from where you’re sitting, “write compelling headlines” isn’t helpful anymore, is it?
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
2020 has produced significant challenges for businesses of all sizes across the entire world. Brick and mortar type businesses were forced in many states to close their doors for the safety of their patrons and employees. Doing so also closed their doors to a source of revenue they relied heavily on to keep their business alive and operating. Through this economic turmoil some businesses have collapsed and others have flourished.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Using a VPN has been the only way to search online freely and safely, without any constraints. These VPNs provide high-speed protection & global WiFi streaming. Virtual Private Network (VPN) offers you online privacy and confidentiality by building a private network over a regular internet link. VPNs cover your Internet Protocol (IP) address so that your web activity is virtually impossible to trace.
Board Effect
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
If you had to choose two words to describe board work in 2020, which would you choose? Most boards might say “adjust” and “adapt”. 2020 has brought a host of traumatic events including out-of-control fires, hurricanes, tornados, and of course, COVID-19, making it difficult for boards to function at all, let alone meet in person. Nonetheless, board work must go on.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Serious businesses always have well-designed websites. In fact, having a digital presence is now considered essential to success. With more and more people working remotely , using eCommerce websites for shopping, and dating online, companies should build a mobile app or website in order to remain relevant. . Mobile app usage now makes up more than 50% of all internet traffic.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
by Howard Tiersky, author of “ Wining Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance “. The world is changing rapidly, and once-loved “legacy” brands are falling out of favor. The reason is painfully simple. At one time these brands exceeded customers’ needs and stood for something they cared about. (That’s how you earn love.) But today’s customers are different.
Hunter Walker
OCTOBER 31, 2020
Disclaimer: I’ve never been hired by a venture firm. Ok, now that’s out of the way, here’s the advice I give folks who have 2–3 years of work experience and are looking to get an entry-level role at a venture firm (typically called an Analyst or Associate). “Hi, thanks for reaching out. Since I need to prioritize my family and my fund, I might not have time to jump on a call to answer your questions about breaking into venture.
Board Effect
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Passion is often the thing that motivates people to serve on a nonprofit board, but passion alone only takes them so far. It’s not uncommon for nonprofit board members to have little or no knowledge or experience in governance matters. Best practices for nonprofit boards suggest that boards should have regular training opportunities to improve their leadership capabilities and to protect themselves and their organizations from liability issues.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millennial generation of workers. It has a huge impact on productivity, as well as morale and loyalty to the company. In this age of interactive social media, your culture image quickly spreads to customers, and determines their loyalty.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
by Erin Yurday, CEO, Co-founder and Editor of NimbleFins. Consultancy is a career option for professionals in a wide range of industries – marketing, finance, accountancy, architecture, business management, the list goes on. Although the industries may not have much in common, consultants of all stripes face some of the same risks in their work. Here are the five risks you as a consultant should know about. 1.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Writing a business plan is an important step for any entrepreneur. But, if you’re starting a SaaS busines s, the business plan plays an outsized role because the money required to fuel growth can be much more than you would guess. Instead of flying by the seat of your pants and hoping it will all work out, take a day or two to build out a plan so that you have a strategy in place to build your business.
deal architect
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Every entrepreneur believes in their heart that their startup is more innovative and creative than their competitors. Yet none knows exactly.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Copywriting the website content for a tech startup can be a critical part of spreading your brand image and awareness. The nature and quality of your content can be a deciding factor in creating the first impression of your organization on a potential customer. Research has shown that a visitor takes only a few seconds to decide whether the information on a website can be useful for them or not.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
We just held our ninth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Today’s topic was Autonomy and Modern War.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Slow Page Speed Can Create a Bad Customer Experience written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I want to talk about a topic that is – warning – highly technical. This is a topic that I suggest you get help on, it’s one that is very important for your website, but is something that can easily overwhelm people.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. Your concept has to be understood by customers and investors in 30 seconds or less, and everyone needs to immediately see how awesome it would be, or that they would be nuts not to have it.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Starting a profitable video production company business is not a walk in the park; you must win the clients’ trust. Today video production company owners can only earn their clients’ trust by making sure their video production company adheres to some crucial yet straightforward practices. It’s an essential part of any business, and it defines the difference between small-time operations and more prominent video production companies.
deal architect
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
In episode 10 of the Burning Platform series, Brian Sommer and I talk about talk about the slow pace at which software vendors globalize their offerings. We also talk about the pandemic and impact on global strategies. We also discuss.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Until six weeks ago, my favorite software product of all time was Lotus Agenda. We ran my first company (Feld Technologies) on Lotus Agenda from when the first version of Agenda came out sometime in 1990 to when we sold the company in 1993. If you aren’t familiar with Agenda and want a quick, readable description, take a look at AGENDA: A Personal Information Manager (Belove, Drake Kaplan, Kapor, Landsman).
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
We have all had to work with annoying team members in business. If you are not their manager, it’s tempting to just walk away, tune them out, or react sharply, but these reactions are not appropriate for managers, and are equally ineffective for peers and team mates. Remember that annoying doesn’t mean non-productive – these may be top performers, with critical business skills.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
A lead magnet can be offered to visitors to your site for free in exchange for contact information. It might be a small course, e-book, or video training. As long as it’s a digital product that offers value to potential customers, you can use it as a lead magnet. The idea is to get visitors to become customers , making them more likely to purchase something.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Halloween may be over for another year, but that doesn’t mean that the cybersecurity nightmares have gone away. Some of the biggest cybersecurity threats of this year have included the risks posed by home-working, coronavirus-themed ransomware and significant data leaks. It’s a frightening time for businesses, which is why your online security needs to be up to date and thorough.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
I’ve personally been in a liminal space for most of 2020. Today, most of America is in a liminal space. The word liminal comes from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold – any point or place of entering or beginning. A liminal space is the time between the ‘what was’ and the ‘next.’ It is a place of transition, a season of waiting, and not knowing.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. I often recommend a less painful alternative, called the lifestyle entrepreneur approach, where your focus is on making a living and a work-life balance , rather than changing the world.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
2020 has taught the world the importance of contingency planning and how our response to a crisis can make a huge difference. As a budding entrepreneur, you should understand that crises will come and go but your leadership determines whether your business venture will survive the onslaught. Leveraging the chaos. Disruption is one of the most effective ways to enter an industry and rise rapidly to the top.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Improving customer service is becoming increasingly difficult for companies. It is not easy to manage customer service so that it is always perceived in the same way in all interactions with the customer. On the other hand, the client is empowered; they quickly get what they want and how they want it. Changing providers is straightforward, and therefore it is increasingly challenging to retain them.
YFS Magazine
OCTOBER 31, 2020
If you're ready to cruise past startup burnout, checkout these five tips to increase the productivity of your startup.
deal architect
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.
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